It's a paradox that while the government is busy opening up the telecom sector to multinational companies, technocrat Sam Pitroda, perhaps the most well known name in the telecom sector, sits in isolation in his office. Pitroda, known familiarly in rural

AFTER struggling for eight long years against the massive Narmada dam, the people of the valley are still caught between the devil and the deep blue sea -- in this case, the threat of submergence on

Classroom 2000 is a promising teaching experiment, which, if extended, could revolutionise science education in Indian villages. Meanwhile, Quest, DD's favourite science quiz, perks up.

With rural disposable incomes outstripping urban ones, there is a lot of scope for the expansion of the rural market base.

ZAFRULLAH Chowdhury draws inspiration as much from Hippocrates as from Mao Zedong. To the first, he owes his medical ideals and to the second, his taking up a rifle to fight in Bangladesh's war of liberation in 1971.

Bangladesh owes a lot to Ch

RICH INDIVIDUALS usually tend to be arrogant. So do rich institutions, such as the World Bank, which is prepared to accept, albeit after much pushing and prodding, that it may have been wrong in

How many people can the earth sustain? While the world feverishly computes the answer, it must not forget that sustainability is not just feeding people; love and solidarity also play a prominent role.